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Alernate names :<\/strong> Tomcod, frostfish Body shape :<\/strong> Elongated, slender and moderately compressed. Coastal water, not deep, brackish estuary waters and fresh water rivers during spawning season. Even if it\u2019s the smallest representative of the cod family, the Atlantic tomcod chiefly and especially feeds on small crustaceans. However, it also feeds on worms, molluscs and fishes (smelts, sticklebacks).<\/p>\n
\nScientific name :<\/strong> Microgadus tomcod
\nCommon name in English :<\/strong> Atlantic Tomcod<\/p>\nIdentification<\/h2>\n
\nAverage size :<\/strong> Males (10 to 20 cm) tend to be smaller then the females (15 to 30 cm), the biggest can get up to 45 cm in length.
\nColoration :<\/strong> Brownish or olive brown with yellow or green shades under the lateral line, darker back, lighter on the sides, black marbling on the back, sides and fins..
\nExternal features :<\/strong>\u00a0Triangular shaped head, small and numerous teeth, barbel on it\u2019s chin, three slightly round dorsal fins, two slightly rounded ventral fins under the second and third dorsal fins, narrow pelvic fin, tapering with a long a filament (as long as the rest of the fin), caudal round fins.<\/p>\nHabitat<\/h2>\n
\nSmall population stationed in the St-Jean Lake.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lespetitspoissons.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carte_web-250x138.png\")
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